What color is #8F794E?

#8F794E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F794E?

The RGB value is 143, 121, 78: 143 red, 121 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F794E?

The complementary color is #4E648F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F794E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F794E color

#8F794E rgb(143, 121, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F794E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 47.5% green and 30.6% blue (143, 121, 78).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 29% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 45% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mossy (#857349), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#8F794E color codes

HEX	`#8F794E`
RGB	`rgb(143, 121, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 47.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 29%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 45%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 45%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.91, 2.38, 26.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.91, 26.81, 84.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.541, 20.065, 10.05)`
Decimal	`9402702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F794E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8F794E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F794E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8F794E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f794e; }
.text { color: #8f794e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f794e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 121 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f794e, #858f4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F794E?: #8F794E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F794E?: The RGB value is 143, 121, 78: 143 red, 121 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F794E?: The complementary color is #4E648F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F794E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.